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Treffsicher und bitterböse - wunderbar! Die Erzählungen einer sehr starken Frau aus einer Zeit, als Frauen noch schwach und hilfsbedürftig zu sein hatten. Dorothy Parker sagt die Wahrheit: über die Verlogenheit der Leute, die das Geld haben, über die Demütigung der Leute, die kein Geld haben, über die Hoffnung der Menschen, die sich nach Liebe sehnen, und über den Absturz der Menschen, die diese Liebe nicht bekommen. (2 CDs, Laufzeit: 2h 29)

Dorothy Parker kannte sich aus in ihrem New York der Zwanziger- und Dreißigerjahre. Mit einer unvergleichlichen Selbstverständlichkeit bewegte sie sich durch die schäbigen Bars und die glänzenden Dinnerpartys, blickte den tapferen und sehnsüchtigen Arbeitern genausoin die Seele wie den zynischen und oberflächlichen Reichen. In ihrer frechen, geistreichen und kompromisslosen Art schafft sie in ihren Kurzgeschichten eine einzigartige Balance zwi...

Dorothy Parker verkörpert alles, was man gemeinhin mit New York in Verbindung bringt: Rastlosigkeit und Moderne, Esprit und Erfolg, aber auch Härte, Grausamkeit und Einsamkeit. Dorothy Parker ist die New Yorker Schriftstellerin schlechthin.Dorothy Parkers Gedichte sind stets ein Zusammenspiel aus Witz und Melancholie, aus Trauer und Scherz, aus Pathos und Spott. Ebenso wie ihre Erzählungen zeichnet sich ihre Lyrik durch einen charakteristische...

The second revision in sixty years, this sublime collection ranges over the verse, stories, essays, and journalism of one of the twentieth century's most quotable authors. In this new twenty-first-century edition, devoted admirers will be sure to find their favorite verse and stories. But a variety of fresh material has also been added to create a fuller, more authentic picture of her life's work. At the heart of her serious work lie her polit...

Dorothy Parker escribió una vez que lo suyo era tomarse un Martini, dos como mucho. Después del tercero, ya estaba debajo de la mesa, y al cuarto... debajo de su anfitrión.Dorothy Parker escribió una vez que lo suyo era tomarse un Martini, dos como mucho. Después del tercero, ya estaba debajo de la mesa, y al cuarto... debajo de su anfitrión. Con esas premisas, y haciendo gala de un humor que arañaba los buenos hábitos de la burguesía de enton...

Seit ihrer Gründung 1953 schenkt uns die Paris Review unverzichtbare Konversationen mit den bedeutendsten Autorinnen und Autoren unserer Zeit. Das "größte der kleinen Literaturmagazine" wurde von jungen amerikanischen Literaten auf der Rive Gauche gegründet und zog 1973 nach New York um. Neben den kunstvoll gefertigten Interviews ist die Paris Review bis heute eine wichtige Bühne für neue Talente. Unter anderen erschienen Philip Roth, V.S. Nai...

Publicado en 1929 en Bookman Magazine, Una rubia imponente es el relato más conocido de Dorothy Parker y uno de los más emocionantes y perfectos de la literatura del siglo xx. Por él recibió ese mismo año el prestigioso premio O. Henry. La historia narra la ascensión y caída de Hazel Morse, una rubia que «se sentía muy orgullosa de sus pies diminutos y era capaz de soportar el sufrimiento por vanidad». Tras aferrarse a algunos hombres, se aden...

Healed and Released is an in depth study manual on Biblical Healing. The first goal of the author is for the reader to acquire a Biblical foundation on which to release their faith and receive personal physical or emotional healing. Her secondary goal is to equip the believer to do the work of the ministry in the marketplace. Anybody who is seeking personal healing, or is believing for the healing of a family member or friend, or wants to lear...

This collection of more than thirty short stories and poems is essential for any Parker fan and an excellent way for new readers to make the acquaintance of one of the twentieth century's most quotable authors.

Una scrittura dal taglio inconfondibile, corrosiva, rapida, agrodolce. Dorothy Parker è stata la regina dei salotti intellettuali della New York anni Venti e la più salace fustigatrice del costume americano: nei suoi racconti vivono personaggi indimenticabili che si agitano tra i dettami di un codice sociale frivolo e grottesco, che l'autrice mette all'indice con feroce ironia. Questo volume raccoglie alcuni dei suoi pezzi migliori in cui la s...

Dorothy Parker holds a place in history as one of New York's most beloved writers. Now, for the first time in nearly a century, the public is invited to enjoy Mrs. Parker's sharp wit and biting commentary on the Jazz Age hits and flops in this first-ever published collection of her groundbreaking Broadway reviews.Starting when she was twenty-four at Vanity Fair as New York's only female theatre critic, Mrs. Parker reviewed some of the biggest ...

Dorothy Parker holds a place in history as one of New York's most beloved writers. Now, for the first time in nearly a century, the public is invited to enjoy Mrs. Parker's sharp wit and biting commentary on the Jazz Age hits and flops in this first-ever published collection of her groundbreaking Broadway reviews.Starting when she was twenty-four at Vanity Fair as New York's only female theatre critic, Mrs. Parker reviewed some of the biggest ...

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This collection of more than thirty short stories and poems is essential for any Parker fan and an excellent way for new readers to make the acquaintance of one of the twentieth century's most quotable authors.

The second revision in sixty years, this sublime collection ranges over the verse, stories, essays, and journalism of one of the twentieth century's most quotable authors.

As this complete collection of her short stories demonstrates, Dorothy Parker's talents extended far beyond brash one-liners and clever rhymes. Her stories not only bring to life the urban milieu that was her bailiwick but lay bare the uncertainties and disappointments of ordinary people living ordinary lives.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than ...

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Excerpt from Men I'm Not Married ToNo matter where my route may lie, No matter whither I repair, In brief - no matter how or why Or when I go, the boys are there.On lane and byways, street and square, On alley, path and avenue, They seem to spring up everywhere The men I am not married to.I watch them as they pass me by, At each in wonderment I stare, And, but for heaven's grace, I cry, There goes the guy whose name I'd wear! They represent no...

The Phoenix Indian School was a boarding school founded in 1891 with the goal of fostering the assimilation of Native Americans into white society. This book provides a history of the school from 1930 until the graduation of its final class of nineteen students in 1990. Dorothy Parker tells how the Phoenix Indian School not only adapted to policy changes but also had to contend with events occurring in the world around it.